When do you start working on a research paper? Professors hope it’s the day after you were assigned it or the next day. Even if that’s not the case, they at least hope you don’t write a paper the day or 2 days before it’s due. Yet, writing procrastination occurs a...

Is a research question really important? Can’t you start researching a topic without creating a question? You could try that, but you would need to hunt for an idea among a maze of articles, books, and other research. The best strategy for finding sources is to create...

How do you develop essay ideas? How do you find an interesting topic? And how you can find a subject you can use for academic writing? You can use many of the same prewriting activities other writers use for academic writing. The difference is in how you evaluate a...

I dreaded writing personal narrative essays. I cringed when teachers assigned a personal narrative essay. I couldn’t think of an interesting story about myself. And even if I choose a fascinating personal narrative story, I struggled with how to write about it. But...

This isn’t a guide on how to write an “A” research paper. I know that’s a huge goal for most college students. I remember anxiously waiting for 2, 3 days or even a week to find out if I achieved that “A” or “A+” on a research paper. There’s nothing wrong with that...

Are you excited about writing a persuasive argumentative essay? Do you have strong feelings about your topic, and is it important to you? Do you need to convince your readers of your viewpoint? You should. But it’s challenging finding topics that both excite you and...